Jan 30, 2007
Many couples seem to be dealing with a third party in their relationships…alcohol. One partner typically comes home from work and makes him/herself a drink to help “wind down” from a stressful day. It’s not uncommon for the person to drink two to three drinks, three...
Jan 26, 2007
Cheryl Richardson talks about the importance of extreme self-care in her book, Take Time For Your Life. Extreme self-care is about putting yourself first, getting off the treadmill of life, and putting the oxygen mask on you before placing it on your partner or...
Jan 23, 2007
I was out the other night and watched two parents repeatedly attempt to set limits for their children. The father would say, “Stop hitting your sister or you’re going to the car.” The mother would say, “If you don’t stop, we’re leaving!” The parents continued for over...
Jan 13, 2007
I believe that working on yourself is a key way to work on your relationships. The problem however, is that we seldom see our own issues as clearly as we see our partner’s. We often think we are so right about our assessments of others, yet for some reason we assume...
Dec 30, 2006
A few posts back, I wrote about affirmations and encouraged people to try them for 30 days—I was to do the same. Here is my update: First off, I did indeed do my affirmation which was: “I am feeling the fear and doing it anyway because I’m absolutely worth it and I...
Dec 11, 2006
Parenting, I believe, is one of THE most difficult jobs in the world. No two children are the same, seldom does the same approach work well every time, and if you’re not healthy, then you can’t raise healthy children. I’m finding parenting to be the most difficult...
